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    Brown Act

    Governing Boards with Public Funds

    I would like to know if governing Boards for co-ops that use public funds fall into the jurisdiction of the Brown Act or the Bagley-Keen open meeting act?  If so how the Brown Act applies to these governing bodies?

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Open Meeting Rules for Chamber of Commerce/ Non-Profits

    Typically, chambers of commerce fall in the category of nonprofit organizations.  The California Public Records Act (PRA) explicitly provides that "nonprofit entities that are legislative bodies of a local agency" pursuant to Section 54952 of the Brown Act are "local agencies" subject to the PRA.  Subsection (c) of section 54952 provides: 54952. As used […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    The Brown Act and Charter Schools

    […] or receive funds from a local agency and has a member appointed by the local agency.  The applicable provision of the Brown Act is Government Code section 54952(c), which defines "legislative body" to mean, among other things: (c) (1) A board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation, limited liability company, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Brown Act requirement for private nonprofits?

    Please clarify for me the requirements of Brown Act compliance for a private nonprofit. We are members of an electric cooperative. As  members of the cooperative we are each eligible to be board members.  The elected directors make determinations on how operating capital is expended and invested. There has recently been allegations of fraud […]

    July 19, 2012

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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

    Non-profit committee receiving state and private grants subject to Brown Act?

    […] board want to keep things hush-hush. Do we have a right to keep our financial info private? Also, can't reporters attend our meetings if they want? Don't Brown Act rules apply to us, even if we're not a city council or planning commission? We meet at the high school district offices and the special […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Appointing board members and the Brown Act

    […] submission whether the school you refer to is a public school, in which case the meetings of its governing body would be subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act's ("Brown Act") open meeting provisions.  However, even if it is subject to the Brown Act, the Brown Act does not address the organization or composition […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Non-Profits Covered under Brown Act

    This is to clarify whether or not our volunteer association, which takes care of a City Dog Park, is under the Brown Act. We were not created by any of the required methods spoken of in the Act (e.g. ordinance, formal action, charter, or resolution).  We saw a need, came together and the City […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    CA Public Benefit Corporations and the CPRA

    […] Gen. 55 (2002).  This conclusion was based on the AG's initial determination that the board of directors of the nonprofit constituted a legislative body pursuant to Section 54952(c) of the Brown Act.  The Brown Act defines "legislative body" to include: A board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation or entity […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Charter schools and the Brown Act

     I'm writing a piece about charter school transparency requirements and want to make sure I understand the requirements for them to be subject to the Brown Act. Looking at A&A about charters it looks like a publicly-funded charter school is not subject to the Brown Act if there is no one on the governing board of […]

    June 1, 2016